Summary: <br> “I wanted to remind everybody that for many of us, while we love our parents to pieces, the sweetest moments of our childhood were when we had independence from them.”<br><br> -Michael Thompson, Ph.D.<br> In Episode 10 of the podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite parenting and camp experts, best-selling author <a href="http://michaelthompson-phd.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Thompson, Ph.D. </a><br> For more than three decades, Thompson has been a clinical psychologist, school and camp consultant, and international speaker on the subjects of children, schools and parenting. <br> Throughout my career as a camp director, Michael has graciously offered his wisdom, advice and mentoring. I’ve written about his conference sessions, books, and wisdom in several of my posts, including <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2012/05/02/homesickness-help/" target="_blank">Homesickness Help</a> and <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2015/04/17/secondary-homesickness-when-your-camper-doesnt-want-to-go-back-to-camp/" target="_blank">Secondary Homesick: When Your Camper Doesn’t Want to go Back to Camp</a>.<br> I continue to learn a lot from Thompson’s books and conference training sessions and I highly recommend his book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345524926/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345524926&linkCode=as2&tag=sunshineparen-20&linkId=eb1105c5e904638943fa3d73cbbfa340" target="_blank">Homesick and Happy</a> to parents who are unsure about whether to send their child to camp. Thompson wrote the book to “remind parents of how lovely it is to be away from home.” <br> Order Homesick and Happy:<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345524926/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345524926&linkCode=as2&tag=sunshineparen-20&linkId=34300ed114b6160d5d51472b4eb61653" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345524926/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345524926&linkCode=as2&tag=sunshineparen-20&linkId=dba11fc2eb52ccca412b278159f75044" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> Related Posts:<br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2017/06/27/10-messages-for-a-homesick-camper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 Messages for a Homesick Camper</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2012/05/02/homesickness-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homesickness Dos and Don’ts</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2012/05/02/kidsickness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kidsickness</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2013/02/21/parking-your-helicopter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parking Your Helicopter</a><br> <br> In the podcast, we also talk about some of Thompson’s other books, including three of his popular books about raising boys, two of which I have just added to my own library (Speaking of Boys and It’s a Boy):<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345441486/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345441486&linkCode=as2&tag=sunshineparen-20&linkId=9d9694c1cc5cf8c39815021961a26bd7" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://michaelthompson-phd.com/books/speaking-of-boys/" target="_blank">Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons</a><br> <br> “With candid questions and thoughtful, detailed responses, Speaking of Boys covers hot-button topics such as peer pressure, ADHD/ADD, and body image as well as traditional issues such as friendship, divorce, and college and career development. This perceptive, informative, and passionate book will leave you not only with useful, practical advice but also with the comforting knowled...
